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Tag: Mike Leonard
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Manila Social Club: NY Celebrity Eatery Has B-town Roots
BY MIKE LEONARD Within the first year of opening the Manila Social Club, Filipino-born and Bloomington-raised Björn DelaCruz has seen…
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Sobremesa Farm: A Permaculture Endeavor
BY MIKE LEONARD There is simply not an adequate English translation for the Spanish word sobremesa, says Robert Frew, co-owner…
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From Horrors to a New Life: A Bloomington Success Story Because the U.S. Took In Vietnamese Refugees
BY MIKE LEONARD For 18 years, clients have patronized The Nail Studio on South College Mall Road and most have…
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Cover Story: Masters of the Music School (Photo Gallery)
Five of the celebrated artists who helped make the Jacobs School of Music America’s best and brought great esteem to…
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Freda Love Smith: Former B-town Rocker Now a Book Author
BY MIKE LEONARD Freda Love Smith acknowledges that she began writing her first book with a concept not fully baked.…
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BPP Launches Major Fundraiser with Plan to Buy Its Building
BY MIKE LEONARD At the Bloomington Playwrights Project (BPP) Annual Gala in late August, Producing Artistic Director Chad Rabinovitz announced…
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Curiosity Abounds About IU’s Max Reger Festival
BY MIKE LEONARD Two questions that might come to mind after learning that the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music…
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B’Town Jazz Festival Features 11 Hours of Free Music Aug. 22
BY MIKE LEONARD The Grant Street Jazz Festival is now the B’Town Jazz Festival, the location has moved from the…
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Two Jacobs School Grads Star in Opera about Charlie Parker (Video)
BY MIKE LEONARD At age 42, Lawrence Brownlee has been called “one of the world’s leading bel canto tenors,” been…
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Will Angelo Pizzo Have Another Hit Movie? ‘My All American’ Scoring Big in Previews (Photo Gallery)
BY MIKE LEONARD Movie industry analysts say that despite a few notable exceptions, sports movies are rarely successful, and Angelo…
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